Leading the Conversation: MHA’s DE&I in Healthcare Conference
Thursday, March 25, 2021 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET | Virtual Webcast
Have you ever wondered how to catalyze systemic change in the field of healthcare? Join local and national experts at MHA’s “Leading the Conversation: MHA’s DE&I in Healthcare Conference” to learn and discuss topics such as anti-racism in a healthcare context, dismantling systemic racism in our healthcare system, and what it will take to achieve equity. The virtual event will feature a riveting keynote address, panel discussion on mitigating vaccine hesitancy in communities of color, and thought leadership on how to advocate for change in the healthcare space at the policy and community level. Register today!
Conference Agenda
9:00 am | Opening Remarks
• Kevin Churchwell, MD, President and Chief Operating Officer, Boston Children’s Hospital
Conference Moderator: Valerie Fleishman, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
• Welcome Video
9:05 am | Structural Equity: Lessons from 2020
Joseph Betancourt, M.D., MPH, Senior Vice President, Equity and Community Health, Massachusetts General Hospital
9:35 am | Mitigating Vaccine Hesitancy Among Communities of Color
Panelists:
• Ellana Stinson, MD, MPH, Emergency Department Physician, President, New England Medical Association; Associate Medical Director, Reggie Lewis Mass Vaccination Center
• Greg Wilmot, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
• Sebastian Hamilton, BSP, RPh, MBA, PharmD, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer Outpatient Pharmacy Services, Boston Medical Center; President-Elect, Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy
• Video: Voices from our hospitals
10:15 am | Effective Policy Solutions for Advancing Systemic Change in Healthcare
• Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FTOS, Obesity Medicine Physician; Director of Diversity, Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORCH) and MGH Midlife Women's Health Center Leadership Team, Massachusetts General Hospital
10:45 am | Investing in Your Community to Advance Health Equity
• Darlene Hightower, VP of Community Health Equity, Rush University Medical Center
11:05 am | Promoting Health Equity in your Healthcare System and Beyond
Moderator: Joy Lewis, SVP, Health Equity Strategies, American Hospital Association, and Executive Director, Institute for Diversity and Health Equity
• Bram Wispelwey, MD, Hospitalist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Jennifer Goldsmith, Director of Health Equity Strategy and Implementation, Department of Medicine
Director of Administration and Programs, Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Yemisi Oloruntola-Coates, Senior Director and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Baystate Health
• Jessie M. Gaeta, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
11:55 am | Closing Remarks
Steve Walsh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
12 pm Adjourn
Written cancellations received by March 18, 2021 will be charged a $25 administrative fee. If payment has been received, your registration fee will be refunded minus the $25. Cancellations received after March 18, 2021 will still be charged the full registration fee and if payment has been received, no refunds will be given. To avoid this penalty, you may send a substitute to the program.